Astrazeneca (AZN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)

Astrazeneca (AZN) posted quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax of $5.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 8.24% year-over-year from $6.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.88% on a QoQ basis from $5.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Astrazeneca (AZN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Astrazeneca (AZN) has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 18 consecutive years, with $5.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 8.24% year-over-year to $5.6 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.6 billion (down 8.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.8 billion, up 8.83% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $5.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Astrazeneca, down from $5.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Long-Term Deferred Tax was $6.3 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $3.3 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Average Long-Term Deferred Tax over 5 years is $4.8 billion, with a median of $4.7 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Long-Term Deferred Tax was 51.44% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 24.64% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then jumped by 44.59% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 13.33% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 8.83% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then dropped by 3.88% to $5.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods registered $5.6 billion, $5.8 billion, and $6.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 4.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 3.72 Bn